Extra Muros – Switzerland

A collective musical experiment based on the vast sound archives of the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva.

Extra Muros – Switzerland is a 12-track vinyl compilation composed in the framework of the 2022 Extra Muros music residency, which took place within the Museum of Ethnography of Geneva. Within the centre for creation and archiving of the Geneva-based museum, the musicians were able to discover one of Europe’s largest sonic archives dedicated to field recordings and regrouping over 120.000 entries and had a rare occasion to experiment on traditional instruments as well as contribute to the creation of a new unique sonic database.

Tracklist:

1. Cosmic Neman & Prins Emanuel – La Plainte du Pouce
2. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Nabihah Iqbal – NAB
3. Maria Spivak & Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Messy
4. Maria Spivak & Prins Emanuel – Kiriaki
5. Prins Emanuel & Cosmic Neman – Le Chant de Teodosia
6. Maria Spivak & Cosmic Neman – Ne Oxi
7. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Maria Spivak – Sad Crying
8. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Prins Emanuel – No One Knows
9. Maria Spivak & Prins Emanuel – Allazo
10. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Cosmic Neman – Adieu Spatial
11. Nabihah Iqbal & Prins Emanuel – Eels in the Auditorium
12. Maria Spivak & Nabihah Iqbal – Ritual
13. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Cosmic Neman – Histoire de l’homme perdu (digital exclusive)
14. Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Cosmic Neman – The Magic Forest (digital exclusive)
15. Nabihah Iqbal & Cosmic Neman – Jivaros Dub (digital exclusive)
16. Nabihah Iqbal & Cosmic Neman – Recit du Vieux Chef (digital exclusive)
17. Maria Spivak & Cosmic Neman – Le Son des Flûtes (digital exclusive)